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Dragon Electronic Shutter Control
The Dragon Electronic Shutter Control takes camera step and pulse signals from a motion control system and uses them to trigger a digital still camera. The DESC is a piece of hardware that you can purchase directly from our site. There are three different reasons you might use this integration:
  1. You prefer to control the shooting from your motion control system.
  2. You need exact timing of the motion control move and the camera shutter release. For example, maybe you are doing go-motion.
  3. You need exact timing of both the open and close of the shutter. For example, if you are doing special effects sequences at different speeds.

Please read the manual prior to purchasing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I need a DESC in order to integrate Dragon Stop Motion with a motion control rig?
A: Probably not. If you are shooting normal stop motion with a standard shutter speed, you can use
Arduino to create a simple trigger mechanism.

Q: What is go-motion?
A: It's stop motion animation with camera movement to create blur effects.

Q: Why would you use a non-standard shutter speed?
A: If you have a camera move that starts a decent distance from your set and moves in close, you might need to adjust for the bellows factor.